Where does “tere” come from?

tere (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic teže, from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

tere (Serbo-Croatian): and

Definitions

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Ancestry of “tere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicteže—
2Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
3Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge →Every word from Proto-Slavic že →
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